Moeritheriumn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪərɪˈθɪərɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌmɪrəˈθɪriəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Moeritherium.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Moeritherium, genus name (C. W. Andrews 1901, in Tageblatt des V. Internat. Zool.-Congr. No. 6. 4) < ancient Greek Μοῖρις , the name of a lake in Egypt + scientific Latin -therium (see megatherium n.).

Palaeontology.

A genus of extinct proboscidean mammals known from remains found in late Eocene and Oligocene beds of the Fayum region of Egypt; an animal of this genus.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > extinct types > other types or members of

Tetracaulodon1833

dinothere1841

stegodon1857

Moeritherium1901

imperial mammoth1903

Tetrabelodon1904

imperial elephant1906

1901 C. W. Andrews in Geol. Mag. 3 405 As to the group of primitive mammals to which Mœritherium is most nearly related, it is not possible to arrive at any definite conclusion.

1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xli. 236 Millions of years ago, in the Eocene epoch..there lived in North Africa a primitive hoofed animal called Mœritherium.

1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xvi. 265 Moeritherium was still a relatively small animal, of about pig size, and, except for a rather long body, of pig-like proportions.

1990 M. J. Benton Vertebr. Palaeontol. ix. 290 Moeritherium, from the Late Eocene and Oligocene of North Africa..has a deep skull with the upper and lower second incisors enlarged as short projecting tusks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moeritherium
释义	Moeritheriumn. Brit. /ˌmɪərɪˈθɪərɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmɪrəˈθɪriəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Moeritherium. Etymology: < scientific Latin Moeritherium, genus name (C. W. Andrews 1901, in Tageblatt des V. Internat. Zool.-Congr. No. 6. 4) < ancient Greek Μοῖρις , the name of a lake in Egypt + scientific Latin -therium (see megatherium n.). Palaeontology. A genus of extinct proboscidean mammals known from remains found in late Eocene and Oligocene beds of the Fayum region of Egypt; an animal of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > extinct types > other types or members of Tetracaulodon1833 dinothere1841 stegodon1857 Moeritherium1901 imperial mammoth1903 Tetrabelodon1904 imperial elephant1906 1901 C. W. Andrews in Geol. Mag. 3 405 As to the group of primitive mammals to which Mœritherium is most nearly related, it is not possible to arrive at any definite conclusion. 1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xli. 236 Millions of years ago, in the Eocene epoch..there lived in North Africa a primitive hoofed animal called Mœritherium. 1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xvi. 265 Moeritherium was still a relatively small animal, of about pig size, and, except for a rather long body, of pig-like proportions. 1990 M. J. Benton Vertebr. Palaeontol. ix. 290 Moeritherium, from the Late Eocene and Oligocene of North Africa..has a deep skull with the upper and lower second incisors enlarged as short projecting tusks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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